Who says you can't have the best of both worlds? Tell that to this fine group of celebrities, who took a leap of faith and followed their hearts towards their college campus of choice. While some did not finish, the tenacity to try and further their education in an industry where many choose another path is commendable.

The following 10 celebrities did just that, and had many different ways to achieve their goals. We also gave honors to the celebrities that had a resume of outstanding academic achievement - so keep an eye out for our praiseworthy (but completely arbitrary) Latin honors!

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Kimye Baby Rumors: Did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West really name their daughter North? Will Kim make $3 million off the first photos of her newborn child?

Verdict: True and Possibly. Several news outlets found a copy of North West's birth certificate to confirm the odd name and the lack of a middle name. It had been rumored that North was just a joke to keep the media from knowing her real name, but tu...

Demi Lovato wore a short, daring black, gray and yellow dress with a feathered hemline. Hayden Panettiere glittered in a gorgeous purple sequin gown and matching pumps, while Meagan Good showed off her abs in a sexy white and gray pantsuit.

"Glee" star Lea Michele sizzled in a short strapless number, while singer Jordin Sparks wore a flouncy black dress with a plunging neckline.

After five years and six seasons, “iCarly” is finally coming to an end. The Nickelodeon series has finished shooting its very last episode. Miranda Cosgrove, the 19 year-old star of the show, has spoken about the atmosphere of the “iCarly” set during the last few days of filming.

“Everybody's been crying,” Miranda told E! Online. “But it's nice because everybody's moving on to new things. But we've all had so much fun doing the show. It's definitely sad.”

“I've been crying, especially because everything is the last now. The last table read, the last rehearsal, the last scene. So yeah, we'...

Kind-hearted Miranda Cosgrove has been named as a national ambassador for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The singer, whose grandmother has suffered from cancer, appears in a new public service announcement for the charity to promote this year's Light The Night Walks, a campaign to encourage the public to participate in evening strolls to raise awareness of the illness.

The iCarly star says, "I will walk for my grandmother in hopes of a healthy recovery. I will walk for my fans - those teens who have battled leukemia - the most common cancer in teens my age. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc...

Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Daniel Radcliffe are among the top nominees for the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

The boy wizard franchise's eighth and final film, "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2," will compete against "The Smurfs," "The Muppets" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" for Favorite Movie, while Radcliffe will face off against Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Jim Carrey (Mr. Popper's Penguins) and Adam Sandler (Jack & Jill).

Single Miranda Cosgrove is convinced chivalry is dead because she always has to pick up the check on dates.

The "iCarly" star is hoping to find a well-mannered boyfriend when she heads off to college at the University of Southern California this autumn since she's sick of funding romances.

She says, "I'm not dating anyone right now. I did have a boyfriend not too long ago and he never paid for anything. I always ended up paying for him no matter what. He never paid for himself. He would find a way (to get out of paying for anything); he would go to the restroom, he would say he forgot his...

Actress Miranda Cosgrove is set to join the ranks of the stars who are furthering their education after revealing she's leaning towards attending the University of Southern California beginning later this year.

The iCarly star has offers to attend both USC and New York University and she's close to making her decision, confessing the Los Angeles school appears to be the favorite.

She explains, "I deferred for a year since I'm doing my show and it's really getting down to the point where I have to make the decision.

"My dad loves USC because he went there and my parents don't really want ...

Anne Hathaway has become the frontrunner to land the iconic role of Fantine in a new movie version of musical "Les Miserables."

The actress, who is currently playing Catwoman in the new Batman movie, belted out "On My Own" from the musical at the Oscars in February, and now it looks like that performance may have earned her a leading role in the movie.

Miranda Cosgrove is recovering at home after undergoing surgery following her tour bus crash earlier this month.

The iCarly singer/actress sustained a broken ankle after her bus collided with a tractor while en route to Wichita, Kansas for a concert on August 12th. Her mom and the bus driver were also injured in the incident and as a result, Cosgrove cancelled her Dancing Crazy Tour and returned home to Los Angeles.

The 18 year old has now revealed to fans she checked into a hospital last week for an operation and is recuperating at home - and she's grateful for all their support follow...

Miranda Cosgrove was not the only person injured in a scary bus accident. Her mother was described as "beaten up" in the Thursday morning crash that broke the iCarly star's ankle.

"Miranda's mom was on the bus with her and got really beaten up by the crash," a source told People. "She's expected to fully recover, but it's scary because the driver was hurt, too, and he's in really bad shape."

"This was a life-threatening crash. A piece from the tractor-trailer went straight through the windshield and the driver's arm was sliced all the way through." The bus driver is in critical condition...

Teenage singer/actress Miranda Cosgrove has been forced to postpone a string of concerts after breaking her ankle in a tour bus crash on Thursday morning.

The iCarly star and her entourage were en route to Wichita, Kansas for a show on Friday after performing in Ohio on Wednesday when their bus collided with a tractor.

Her representative tells TMZ.com, "Miranda Cosgrove's tour bus was involved in an accident early this morning in Illinois... There were five passengers on the bus, and Miranda suffered a broken ankle. At this time, we are told everyone will be fine."

Teenage actress Miranda Cosgrove's college dreams are coming true - she's been accepted at two prestigious universities in New York and Los Angeles.

The iCarly star previously revealed she had applied to various colleges across the U.S. to study film. She told Seventeen magazine, "My ultimate dream is to go to the University of Southern California for two years and then New York University for two years."

Her anxious wait is finally over and she's celebrating after landing placements at both of her preferred schools - but she admits it will be a tough choice to settle on one.

Actress Miranda Cosgrove is leading a new TV campaign to raise awareness about bullying in the digital age.

The iCarly star has joined forces with executives at children's TV network Nickelodeon and a host of its young actors to stamp out the hurtful behavior among youths and advise kids on what to do if they are targeted by bullies online.

In one advertisement featuring True Jackson VP actress Ashley Argota, she says, "Sign off the computer; don't reply to a hostile messenger; block bullies from access; make a copy of the message to show to an adult you trust."

Jack Black is back! For the third time in KCA's history, the always funny Jack will take viewers on a wild ride as he returns to host Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards premiering live on Saturday, April 2, at 8:00 PM (ET).

Check out the complete list of nominees for the awards below and start voting for your favorites starting March 7th here!

Icarly star Miranda Cosgrove is nursing a broken heart after splitting from her boyfriend of three years.

The 17 year old is refusing to name the mystery man, only revealing they met at work on her TV show. But the break-up has left her devastated and she is convinced her ex will forever be the "one who got away."

She tells Seventeen magazine, "I've only had one serious boyfriend, but we dated for three years. We broke up not that long ago. He's the one guy I really, really liked. People say they have that one person they never forget - I feel like that. Even though we don't talk too much...

In "Despicable Me," a mysterious criminal mastermind has stolen one of the pyramids in Egypt, sparking a fit of jealous envy in evil genius Gru (Steve Carell), who hasn't managed to make headlines since he and his minions swiped the Times Square JumboTron years back.

Ever since Gru was a little boy, he dreamed of going to the moon. Now, if Gru can just build a rocket and get his hands on a powerful shrink-ray, he can cement his reputation as the greatest thief who ever lived by stealing the Earth's satellite right out of the sky. But immediately after Gru heists the shrink-ray, the cunning...

Nickelodeon bosses have distanced themselves from controversy after a character on teen show iCarly wore a smoking-related shirt, insisting they had "no idea" what the design represented.

Bambu Apparel spokesperson Sarah Saiger was stunned when she spotted actor Jerry Trainor in a shirt from the clothing brand, which also produces cigarette rolling papers.

Saiger tells the New York Post's Page Six gossip column, "It was unbelievable to me that they (Nickelodeon) didn't do any due diligence (sic). I always made sure not to put advertisements for my clothes near kids. I don't want kids bu...

Yesterday, "iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove posed for photographs while attending the U.K. premiere of her film "Despicable Me," held at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square.

What do you think of her black sequined camouflage dress?

In "Despicable Me," a mysterious criminal mastermind steals one of the pyramids in Egypt, sparking a fit of jealous envy in evil genius Gru (Steve Carell), who hasn't managed to make headlines since he and his minions swiped the Times Square JumboTron years back.

Miranda's debut CD "Sparks Fly" is in stores now and features her smash hit single "Kissin U."

Keke Palmer & SpongeBob SquarePants spent the day together on Saturday as a part of Nickelodeon's annual "Worldwide Day of Play." Each year the network halts programming for a few hours (this year from 10am - 2pm) and urges kids to get outside and play instead of sitting in front of their televisions watching Nickelodeon or playing video games all day.

To commemorate the event, Riverside Park in New York City hosted the Big Brothers/Big Sisters "Race for the Kids" event, and a few of Nickelodeon's big stars were in attendance.